Vehicle-wheel.



No. 759,017.. PATBNTED MAY 3, 1904.

' 0. RONDBLL.

VEHICLE WHEEL APPLIUATION FILED OUT-6, 1803.

WITNESSES: IN VENTOR Carl Randell g g BY ATTORNEYS UNITED STATESPatented May 3, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 759,017, dated May 3,1904.

Application filed October 5, 1908. Serial No. 175,723. 1N0 model.)

To (LZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL RoNDELL, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Minneapolis, in the county of Hennepin and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and Improved Vehicle-Wheel, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of the invention is to provide a construction ofvehicle-wheels wherein the rim is formed with a continuous central out-Wardly-offset member segmental in cross-section, the tire, which is offlexible or yielding material, being fitted and secured to the saidoffset of the rim, thus providing a tread-surface of great strength,with a cushion-tire adapted to all conditions of roads and enabling aneffective wheel to be manufactured at a minimum of cost.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved 'wheel, and Fig. 2 is afragmentary perspective view of the wheel drawn upon an enlarged scale.

A represents the hub of the wheel; B, the rim; C, the spokes, and I) thetire. The rim B comprises a central member or section 10, outwardlyoffset and segmental in cross-section, as is shown in Fig. 2, and sideflanges 11, the flanges 11 and the offset central section 10 beingcontinuous. The spokes C are secured at one end to the flanges 11 and attheir opposite ends to the hub A.

The rim Bis preferably made of aluminium,

although any suitable material may be employed, and the tire I) is acushion-tire, being preferably made of solid rubber, although aninflated tire may be employed, and the said tire D is endless and isperfectly fitted to the outer convexed surface of the central member 10of the rim. Although the tire will remain on the said offset member ofthe rim without being secured thereto, it is preferably attached to therim by a cement or other wellknown means, so as to prevent thepossibility of the tire creeping on the rim.

A wheel constructed as described is adapted for use in connection withany form of wheeled vehicle and is exceedingly strong, simple, anddurable and Well adapted for use on roads of any description.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. In a vehicle-Wheel, a rim consisting of anoutwardly-offset, continuous central section, flanges continuous withthe side edges of the central section, a hub, spokes secured to the huband flanges, and a cushion-tire located upon the exterior of the centralsegmental section of the wheel-rim, as set forth.

2. Ina vehicle-wheel, a rim consisting of an outwardly-offset continuouscentral segmental section, means at each side of said section forattachment to the spokes of the wheel, and a cushioned tire located onthe exterior of the central segmental section of the wheelrim.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two sub scribing Witnesses.

CARL RONDELL. Witnesses:

A. J. DUGAN, O. E. SAoKE'r'r.

